# Rāpaki Bay, a bay of Christchurch

A named bay on the city’s coast. Also recorded as “Rāpaki”.

Māori name: Rāpaki

From the air, an aerial view of Rāpaki Bay: https://api.chch.live/biz-img?slug=coast-rapaki-bay (LINZ / ECan aerial survey, CC BY 4.0).

## The ground under it

- [On scheduled Ngāi Tahu ground](https://www.chch.live/cultural), Whakaraupō
- [The rockfall survey counts 1 boulders within 500 m](https://www.chch.live/boulders), 1 came down
- [The nearest recorded shake: M3.4](https://www.chch.live/sequence), 22 February 2011 · ~650 m from the pin · 425 logged within 5 km
The whole stack, answered live: https://www.chch.live/before?lat=-43.608992&lon=172.68125&radius=250

## Around it

- [Rapaki Wharf](https://www.chch.live/park/1029-rapaki-wharf), community park · ~150 m
- [Pony Point](https://www.chch.live/park/1718-pony-point), regional park · ~500 m
- [Ōtūherekio](https://www.chch.live/coast/otuherekio), coastal spot · ~550 m
- [Motukauatirahi / Cass Bay](https://www.chch.live/coast/motukauatirahi-cass-bay), coastal spot · ~950 m
- [Motukauatiiti / Corsair Bay](https://www.chch.live/coast/motukauatiiti-corsair-bay), coastal spot · 1.5 km
- [Magazine Bay](https://www.chch.live/coast/magazine-bay), coastal spot · 1.7 km


## Questions, answered briefly

**What is Rāpaki Bay?**

A named bay on Christchurch’s coast, as the open map records it.

**What else is Rāpaki Bay called?**

The map also records “Rāpaki”, the page answers to all of them.

**Where exactly is Rāpaki Bay?**

The pin is OpenStreetMap’s own position for the bay, a bay’s pin sits on the water it names, a headland’s on the point. Neighbours on the register are near it, not the same record.


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The position and the names are OpenStreetMap’s, a named bay or cape inside the city boundary (ODbL). A bay’s pin sits on the water it names; the dual names are recorded as the map carries them.
The page: https://www.chch.live/coast/rapaki-bay
The whole coast as data: https://www.chch.live/coast.geojson
The waterways inland: https://www.chch.live/river